TRIB TALK

Friday

“For those tempted to believe the person who keeps calling in with the statistical information that theoretically shows block scheduling is harder on African-American and other lower-socioeconomic-status children, the statistics are just not there. Go to the DESE website, and you’ll see that Rock Bridge has a much higher graduation rate in all races than Hickman does. It’s just absolutely not true that block scheduling makes it harder for students to graduate. The numbers prove it.”

“I get tired of seeing articles in the paper about raising the cigarette tax. I have a lot of older relatives, relatives my age, who started smoking years and years ago. They are addicts, and I doubt they will ever quit, but in their old age they’re going to suffer the burden of heavy taxes. Why don’t we raise the fine for not using your seat belt? Then this will apply to everyone, and everyone will be safer. Iowa charges $129.50 for a stop where you’re not wearing your seat belt. Why don’t we start with that one? It makes more sense.”

“I am appalled at — on the back page of the Tribune tonight — the knockout game, and then later in the article knock the person out with one punch as part of the game called ‘knockout king.’ That should have been written something to the effect of a premeditated assault on an innocent person was carried out by a bunch of thugs instead of game called ‘knockout king.’ That’s preposterous to call it a game.”

“The reason President Obama is such a strong supporter of all the teacher unions is he knows they do such a poor job of educating our youth in the country today that they will not be able to logically look at any of his agenda items, and he will be able to continue to sell his irrational illogical agenda to the idiots who our teacher unions are turning out today in our public schools.”

“I enjoyed the two articles in the Open Column last night from the two socialist, left-wing communists who have to go ahead and attack the wealthy people because they were smart enough and ingenious enough to earn some money. They also have a tendency to work harder than these lazy people who want to sit around. The only reason they’re mad at the wealthy people is because they’re jealous.”

“My call is in regard to the taxi stands. The students will get used to them, and most cities around the world including the United States have taxi stands. I can’t believe the resistance within the Columbia community to a common-sense solution to a real problem.”

“Calling ‘knockout kings’ a game is like calling the nuclear reactor disaster in Japan pulling the plug. It’s not accurate. It’s a bunch of hoods out purposely assaulting an innocent victim — and normally an elderly one. I think the Tribune should really look at how any article that talks about ‘knockout king’ really has anything to do with anything other than a brutal and unexpected assault on an unsuspecting victim.”

“This is for the person who wanted to know where in Boone County my restaurant is located. Well, I’m going to tell you how you can figure out. First of all, get out the phonebook, and then just start calling all the restaurants one by one. When somebody answers, you say, ‘Can I talk to the owner?’ without identifying yourself first or saying please. When I hang up on you, you’ll know you’ve reached the right place.”

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